# List of packages to install before building Janus Of course it's a little bit long to read, so you may as well create the install_dependencies.sh file and paste the following content on it: #!/bin/bash In order to compile Janus from source and install it in your Ubuntu 18.04 distribution, you will need the following dependencies installed on your system (you can install them one by one using sudo apt-get install ): Before startingīefore following the tutorial, be sure to update the apt repository using the following command: sudo apt-get updateĪs there's a lot of people forgetting to do this everytime they install new software and reporting basic errors like, git is not installed.
In this article, we'll explain how to install properly Janus Gateway with all the possible extensions in your Ubuntu 18.04 server (only installation, the configuration will be covered in a future article).
This version of the server is tailored for Linux systems, although it can be compiled for, and installed on, MacOS machines as well. Janus is an open source, general purpose, WebRTC server designed and developed by Meetecho. On these days, i was hired as freelancer to configure a self hosted WebRTC server and between Jitsi, Janus and Kurento, i decided to move on with the Janus Gateway project.